Lighthouse Coffee @ Penang Logan Heritage

Stop by Lighthouse Coffee for a coffee break before our dinner last Saturday. Heard of this place for quite sometime now but just don't have the time to visit it then.

Upon entering the cafe, you can smell the strong fragrance of coffee. The place is not that big and if I am not mistaken, there are only around 10 tables. It was packed when we entered, but lucky for us, there was still a table available.

There is a menu for us to choose from but we have to go to the counter to make our orders.

A nice leaf pattern on the foam for my friend's Mochaccino

My Caffe Latte got the heart pattern. I like the creamy caffe, just nice topped with creamy foam. Nothing like a cup of coffee on a weekend xD

Ordered the French Vanilla Crepe to share. It was ok, not too sweet.

Counter and also the cashier.

And while you are there...

You can leave a message on the great wall of post-it =D

Address:
Lighthouse Coffee
Logan Heritage Building,
No 4 Bishop Street,
10300 Georgetown, Penang

Phone: 012-436 0836

Business Hours: 8.30am ~ 8.30pm

BeerBQ Bistro @ Precinct 10

A newly open Bistro at Precinct 10, well maybe not that new, they started their business sometimes on the early January this year. Anyway, the bistro is own by one of my ex-colleague. It actually never occurred to me that she would resigned to open a bistro, haha... But nevertheless, good for her, now she gets to be the boss xD I visited this place on 2 separate occasions. First time was on my birthday.

My friend recommended me their signature dish, BeerBQ Pork Ribs. Love it!! Marinated to perfection, I like their thick signature BeerBQ sauce a lot. Generous portion of the ribs, tender meat and very flavorful. Highly recommend this, two thumbs up.

My friend ordered the set lunch. Only RM9.90 for a main course and a drink. Of course there is a list of only the main course you can choose from. She opted for the Roast Pork Pasta. The spaghetti is cooked al dente, but the taste was just mediocre. Nothing to shout at and same goes for the roast pork.

Lots of German and Irish beers to go with the food.

Top floor of the bistro. Can accommodate to over 20 people in this area. They also do events or functions such as birthday party.

View from the top.

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Ok, this part of the post is on my second visit. Adrena suggested to have a cousins' gathering and I suggested this place. Helped my friend to promote her bistro a little bit, hehe.

Our drinks. BeerBQ Fresh Mocktails being the first glass but sorry I can't remember the names of the other two drinks @.@

Wild Mushroom Soup. Lots of small chunky mushrooms in the soup. It was nice, not superb but just nice.

Smoked Salmon Salad, I didn't try this, but those that tried just said it was ok.

Charcoal Grilled Norwegian Salmon Fillet. I actually ordered this -_- I don't really like to order fish, but most of the main courses I wanted were ordered by my cousins and I wanted to try other dish instead of taking the pork ribs again. My friend managed to persuade me to order this by saying they mixed some wine when they cook the salmon so it won't have the fish's smell. And according to her, it's also one of the favorite dish among her customers.

Guess what? The smell was still there!! T_T And grilled salmon as usual, after grilled, the meat will taste 'dry'. I don't really like it, but I think it's just me with the fish issue. Nothing wrong with the salmon. But I like the sauce though.

Chicken Chop with Mushroom Sauce. Tastes normal, nothing special about this dish.

Doni ordered the Charcoal Grilled Australian Rib Eye. Perfectly medium rare, not chewy and tastes great.

Signature BeerBQ Pork Ribs. Anny ordered this and she couldn't finish it due to the big portion. Distributed to the rest, haha. Still tastes as great as when I first ordered it.

Audrea ordered the BeerBQ Half Chicken. Same signature BeerBQ sauce as the pork ribs, but for me it tastes better with the pork ribs. And the chicken was a tad too dry for me.

And lastly, Adrena ordered the BeerBQ Beef Ribs. Huge chunks of beef ribs, with the same BeerBQ sauce as well. Again, for me the sauce is better with the pork ribs, but it was better than the chicken. Meat is very tender and flavorful.

BeerBQ Bistro is located at the left corner just next to Sushi Zento.

Address:
10-B-06, Precinct 10,
Tanjung Tokong,
Penang

Contact:
04-8905157

Kwong Sang House @ Leith Street

Passed by this place numerous times, but never got the chance to dine in. Till one day my friend told me about the offer they advertised in LivingSocial, and we bought the vouchers :D

The same owner as Behind 50 @ Love Lane, Kwong Sang House also adapts the same semi cafe kinda concept. Used to be a tailor shop, Kwong Sang House incorporates that environment in its cafe. Which is why there is an old sewing machine just near the entrance.

Our choices of drinks, mine was Sour Plum and I can't remember what my friend's was. I later on looked back at the offer on LivingSocial *few weeks after our dined in*, the drinks supposed to be Ice Lemon Tea or Earl Grey Tea. Wondered why the changes, maybe they run out of lemon and earl grey =P

My fried opted for the salad. Looked fresh albeit my friend didn't like the small tomatoes.

As usual, I chose the Soup of the Day with Garlic Bread. The mushroom was kinda bland, still prefer the one they serve at Behind 50.

The Chicken Gordon Blue was quite a big piece. Tasted not bad but the chili sauce around the chicken was a bit too much and it covered the taste of the chicken.

White Tuna Fish Steak. I don't normally ordered fish as I don't like the smell. But since my friend had order the chicken and I didn't want to order pasta, I was left with only 2 choices of fish. Its either the Salmon or the Tuna, I opted for the latter. And as I feared, I could smell the fishy smell, ughh... I covered the meat with as much of the yellow sauce as I possibly could. Apart from the smell, the fish was a bit dry, but tasted ok. The yellow sauce was sourish which I had no idea what it was, hehe

Our dessert, one scoop of vanilla ice-cream, splashed with some chocolate sauce, sprinkled with some chocolate powder and topped with a mini flower shaped marshmallow. Nothing special on the dessert, but since I was checking back the offer, I also just noticed the dessert is supposed to be fruits. I guess they ran out of fruits as well, blek.

I didn't really take much photos that day. But here are some to share.

View from inside the cafe looking out.

The sewing machine near the entrance. Makes me wonder if this was pass down to them by the tailor shop or they for it from somewhere else. Hmm...

Rows of clothes. My guess is these are leftover from the tailor shop.

Initially thought this is pocket watch, but after a closer look, it doesn't look like one. Any idea what it is? o.O

There is a mini library on the second floor. Was only aware of it after I took this photo -.- Should go up the next time I dine here again, hehe

Address:
Kwong Sang House
36, Leith Street,
10220 Penang, Malaysia
GPS: N5.420433, E100.333352

Business Hours:
Mon - Sun: 12.00 pm to 11pm
Closed on Thursday

Contact:
+6012-5565509

Nostalgie Cafe @ Stewart Lane

Spotted this place from The Star's paper and suggested it to my friends after lunch last weekend. Situated along the very narrow lane of Stewart Lane, it's not that hard to find. There is no big signboard so keep a look out for the small sign with the word "Nostalgie" stick to the brown wooden gate. You might want to park along Love Lane as there is no parking spot along that lane. I parked my car further down the lane near the Kuan Yin temple. Parking is kinda hard here, but then again, so are all the cafes around the heritage area.

Ordered the Cranberry with Longan. A tad too sweet to my liking, hehe. All of us were still full from our earlier lunch, we didn't ordered anything to eat. Well, next time maybe xD

Took quite a number of photos of the place. I like the interior and the ambiance. Really gives out that heritage kinda feel. Posted some here :D

The second floor is for homestay. Saw a few tourists staying there. The restroom on the second floor as well.

Spent a few hours here, just chilling and catching up with each other. Was tempted to order some snacks but was still very full from the lunch. Guess, there is always next time :)

Nostalgie Cafe.
34 Lorong Stewart,
Penang

Opening Hours:
11am - 9pm